08-02-1993 LIB MINElk River City Council Meeting
August 2, 11993
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treat'fnent Facility. The City Administrator stated that the City•s role
is t provide a trunk water main from the tower, running southwest to
servi,~e areas requiring municipal water.
COUNCZLMEMBER FARBER MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 93-36, A RESOLUTION
ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENT AND PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS IN
THE M~TTER OF THE NORTHEAST AREA TRUNK WATER IMPROVEMENT OF 1993.
COUNC LMEMBER DIETZ SECONDED THE MOTION. TAE MOTION CARRIED 4-0.
5. Ooen ike
No on appeared For this item.
6.
River Public Library/Public
Pat K~laers, City Administrator, stated that the proposed amendment
wouldl'~. enable the City to financially assist with the public library
expan ion. He further stated that the School Board has reviewed the
propo al and offered no comment on the proposal. Sherburne County
Commi'~sioners unanimously passed a motion in support of the proposal.
MayorlDuitsman opened the public hearing. There being no one for or
against the matter, Mayor Duitsman closed the public hearing.
COUNC~SLMEMBER DIETZ MOVED TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO TAX INCREMENT
FINAN~ING DISTRICTS NO. 1 AND NO. 3. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE
MOTZO THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0.
7. Siona¢~e Reovest by Assembly of God Church/Public Hearin
Steve Roh1f, Building and Zoning Administrator, presented the staff
repo_ Mr. Rohlf stated that the City Council had previously approved
chang~s to Assembly of God's conditional use permit, but that the issue
of lighting of the wall signage with neon had been tabled until a full
Counc 1 was present. Mr. Rohlf further stated the Council must
deter ins whether or not neon lighting of the 96 square foot wall sign
would'.. meet the seven stipulations required for approval of a
conditional use permit. The Building and Zoning Administrator
expla~ned that the lighted sign would be on the east side of the
building facing Highway 169, and that homes in the adjacent area are to
the ~horth, south, and west. He stated that there may be one home in
the a ea that would receive indirect light from the sign. Mr. Rohlf
state that the sign could be directly or indirectly lit. He further
state that the question that had come up was whether or not a neon-lit
sign i,s appropriate in a residential neighborhood.
MayorlDuitsman opened the public hearing.
John ~,POlden, 11751 196th Street, questioned why the church wanted a
light$d sign.
Bill Matthews, Pastor of Assembly of God Church, replied that people
are rYOt aware of what the building is and they would like the sign